W) event in Austin, Texas this week. Rivian's recent announcement launching the Rivian Commercial Van to businesses across the U.S. offers unique solutions to fleet customers looking to transition off fossil fuels and into electric commercial solutions. The RCV vans are built along with the R1T and R1S in Normal, Illinois. "Collaborating with the Ben & Jerry's team to build the next generation of electric scoop trucks has been an incredible exper...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/05

Rivian adopts AI-powered, sensor-rich strategy for self-driving tech Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says his company is leveraging its second-generation vehicle platform, along with software gains from artificial intelligence, to rapidly improve driver-assist features on the R1T pickup and R1S crossover. Rivian’s first-generation system covers its 2022-24 model vehicles. Scaringe said “Gen two is going to be wildly better a year from now versus what ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/20

Consumers Reports releases 2024 brand satisfaction study in U.S. On December 5, Consumers Reports released its 2024 brand satisfaction study, which takes its results from its 2024 Annual Auto Surveys that cover more than 300,000 vehicles. CR averages the data from the 2022 to 2024 model years (plus a few 2025 models). For the second straight year, EV manufacturer Rivian, with its R1S and R1T, sits at the top of the brand satisfaction list. It is ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/10

Rivian delays deliveries of all-new R1S electric SUV for about six months Rivian, the EV maker invented by Amazon, Ford and others, has started sending emails to customers who have reserved the all-new R1S electric SUV to let them know delivery timing will be changed to between May and June in 2022 at the earliest. The company had earlier mentioned that they would start production of the R1S SUV at the Normal plant in Illinoi in December with the...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/26

Rivian selects Samsung SDI as battery cell supplier for electric R1S, R1T On April 12, Rivian formally announced that Samsung SDI will supply the batteries for its upcoming electric R1T pickup and R1S SUV.The two companies had been working together through the entire vehicle development process.“We’re excited about the performance and reliability of Samsung SDI battery cells combined with our energy-dense module and pack design,” said Rivia...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/15

Meridian Audio, UK provides audio system to Rivian On March 1, Meridian Audio announced that it has been chosen by Rivian, the adventurous new electric vehicle maker and technology company, to provide the branded audio system for its electric vehicle platform. Meridian has been collaborating with Rivian for more than 12 months and has been focussed on designing, engineering, and tuning high performance audio experiences. Rivian R1T and R1S models...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/02

.5 billion, its first in 2020.Participants in this investment round include Soros Fund Management LLC, Coatue, Fidelity Management and Research Company, and Baron Capital Group. Existing shareholders Amazon and funds managed by BlackRock also participated.“We are focused on the launch of our R1T, R1S and Amazon delivery vehicles. With all three launches occurring in 2021, our teams are working hard to ensure our vehicles, supply chain and produ...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/11

Rivian to transfer product development team members from Michigan to California EV startup Rivian, which is less than a year from launching its battery electric R1S sport utility and R1T pickup, is planning to transfer most of its engineering and product development staff from suburban Detroit to its battery systems and vehicle dynamics operation in Irvine, California.Though it is yet unclear how many total employees are moving out of Rivian's o...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/25

hich includes suspension, electric motors, and other hardwareAnother line dedicated to assembling the trio of EV battery packs that will be offered feeds directly to the skateboard chassis line.A permit was issued in October 2019 in Normal, Illinois, for a battery assembly and cell storage space at Rivian, 100 Rivian Motorway.The plant will have one final assembly line for high-content Lincoln and Rivian products and another for lower-content Ama...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/11

Rivian to build first of 100,000 electric vans for Amazon in Normal, Illinois in 2021 On September 19, Amazon announced the “order of 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles, with vans starting to deliver packages to customers in 2021. Amazon plans to have 10,000 of the new electric vehicles on the road as early as 2022 and all 100,000 vehicles on the road by 2030, saving 4 million me...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/20

received a USD 350 million investment from Atlanta-based Cox Automotive as it gets ready to produce its first vehicles.The investment follows USD 500 million from Ford and USD 700 million from Amazon earlier this year. Rivian aims to launch a five-passenger electric R1T pickup and a seven-passenger R1S SUV with a more-than 400-mile range and off-road capability by 2021 from a former Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Illinois, where it plans to begin pr...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/11

Rivian, Ford announce partnership with USD 500 million investment, all-new Ford BEV On April 24, Rivian announced an equity investment of USD 500 million from Ford Motor Company. In addition to the investment, the companies have agreed to work together to develop an all-new, next-generation battery electric vehicle for Ford’s growing EV portfolio using Rivian’s skateboard platform, which the startup company developed for its five-passenger R1...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/25

GM equity stake talks with Rivian reportedly off while Amazon, other investors remain General Motors has reportedly called off investment talks with electric vehicle startup Rivian, people familiar with the matter have said.GM expressed interest in investing in Plymouth, Michigan-based Rivian after its successful showing at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show of its battery-powered R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV.According to reports from the time, GM wa...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/16